Zoundry Raven version 0.9.233 or later now supports command line options to allow external programs to launch the editor - specifically to support BlogThis functionality. The syntax is
path_to_raven_install\bin\zRaven.exe -blogthis -title [title text] -text "[text content]"
where -title is the post title and -text is the plain (not xhtml) text. Other options/flags include:
- -format [text | xhtml]. If the text content is well formed xhtml, then use the flag "-format xhtml" to indicate that the content is xhtml and not plain text.
- -file [full path to html file]. Use this if the content is located in a file instead of in the -text value. See example below for GreatNews newsreader.
- -url [blog post or web site url]. If you want to site a post, indicate the post url here.
- -quote [yes | no]. If set to yes, then the content will be enclosed in a block quote.
GreatNews Setup:
GreatNews (GN) is another cool news reader from CurioStudio. GreatNews has a BlogThis functionality to support external client applications such as Zoundry Raven.
To set up GreatNews to work with Zoundry Raven:
- From GreatNews applications select menu Tools->Options
- Choose Features tab.
- Check BlogThis option and press the Configure button.
- Create a new configuration (giving it a name such as ZoundryRaven).
- For Type, choose Generic External Blogging Tool option.
- For the URL enter path_to_raven_install\bin\zRaven.exe -blogthis -title "%TITLE%" -file %HTMLFILE% .
where path_to_raven_install is the install directory for Raven. For example,
C:\Program Files\Zoundry Raven\bin\zRaven.exe -blogthis -title "%TITLE%" -file %HTMLFILE%
RSS Owl News Reader:
Instructions for RSS Owl:
- From RSSOwl, select menu Tools -> Preferences.
- Select 'Blogger' from the left handside on Preferences dialog.
- For 'external blogger' executable, browse and select the Raven executable file (zRaven.exe) .
E.g: C:\Program Files\Zoundry Raven\bin\zRaven.exe
- For the command line arguments enter the following (all in one line):
-blogthis -format xhtml -quote no -url [NEWSLINK] -title "[TITLE]" -text "[DESCRIPTION]"
FeedDemon
Use the following for NewsGator's FeedDemon:
- Select menu Tools -> BlogThis News Item -> Configure Blog Publishing tools.
- Choose add.
- Enter "Zoundry Raven" for the name.
- For the command line, browse and select the Raven executable file (zRaven.exe) .
- Append "-blogthis -file" (with out quotes) to the end of the command line.
For example, the command line should be similar to:
C:\Program Files\Zoundry Raven\bin\zRaven.exe -blogthis -file
TDB - Launching Raven directly from your web browser (FireFox and IE).
Labels: blog this, command line options, GreatNews, how-to
